Plant Details

Accepted name:: Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe [Costaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Costus spiralis var. villosus Maas

Costus spiralis var. spiralis

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cana-do-brejo	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Alpinia spiralis Jacq. Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 1 (1797).
Amomum spirale (Jacq.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 78 (1840).
Gissanthe spiralis (Jacq.) Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 279 (1812).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Costus spiralis (Jacq) Roscoe	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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